Georgia’s secretary of state announced on Friday that more than 100,000 names will be removed from the state’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the voter files “up to date.” According to CNN, Republican Brad Raffensperger explained the move in a statement saying, “Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are …
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Georgia Cashier Shot In Head After Asking Customer To Wear A Mask
A Georgia cashier was brutally gunned down inside a grocery store after asking a customer to wear a mask. On Monday, the senseless shooting took place after an unidentified cashier at the Big Bear Supermarket in DeKalb asked the shooter, 30-year-old Victor Lee Tucker Jr., to wear a mask while …
Read More »Georgia Man Arrested After Faking Death To Avoid Murder Charges
A Georgia man was arrested in Oklahoma after faking his death for six years to avoid attempted murder charges. According to KFOR, Christopher Tomberlin was taken into custody on Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service Metro Fugitive Task Force and officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Apprehension …
Read More »19-Year-Old Who Drowned At Georgia’s Lake Lanier Identified
On Thursday, the body of the 19-year-old man who went underwater and never resurfaced was pulled from Georgia’s Lake Lanier has been identified. According to Mark McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the drowning was reported to authorities around 7:30 pm at Young Deer Creek. DNR …
Read More »Fulton County, Georgia To Move Ahead With Another Ballot Audit After Judge Rules Absentee Ballots Can Be Unsealed
Georgia is preparing to move ahead with another ballot audit, this time in the most populous county after a judge ruled Friday that absentee ballots could be unsealed for parties looking to examine them for evidence of fraud. According to CNN, the review will consist of Fulton County’s absentee ballots. …
Read More »Prosecutor To Seek Death Penalty Against Robert Long For Georgia Spa Shooting
A Georgia prosecutor announced Tuesday that she would seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting eight people, six of whom were of Asian descent. A grand jury in Fulton County indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, for the March 16 shooting. The Fulton County indictment charges Long with …
Read More »A Georgia Woman Finds 100,000 Bees In Her Home For A Second Time
A Georgia homeowner was shocked to find a swarm of at least 100,000 bees living in her house, and it’s not the first time! According to CNN, homeowner Lisa Ohrmundt has been living in her Decatur home for 14 years, and in that time, she’s had to remove swarms of bees …
Read More »Georgia Governor Kemp Lifts Many Of The State’s Remaining Coronavirus Restrictions
On Friday, Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order that lifted many of the state’s remaining coronavirus restrictions. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the lift will roll back requirements that called for restaurants to mandate social distancing and end safety guidelines for gyms, movie theaters, barbershops, and many …
Read More »FBI Claims Former Georgia Deputy Called The Beating Of A Black Man In Custody “Sweet Stress Relief”
A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy, who has already pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge, had also previously bragged about assaulting a Black person and wanting to charge Black people with felonies, so they wouldn’t be able to vote. According to CNN, the Justice Department announced that the former deputy, 28-year-old …
Read More »Georgia Man Gets 20 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Home and Car of Woman who Rejected Him
A Georgia man who intentionally set fire to the home of a woman who rejected his advances has received a 20-year prison sentence. Jerel Jay Wilson of Union City was found guilty on Monday of arson in the first and second degree and simple battery. His trail of destruction began …
Read More »Charles Barkley Faces Backlash After Suggesting That Women In Georgia Look Like Bulldogs
Charles Barkley is facing backlash after saying the Georgia Bulldogs “named their mascot after the women down there.” Some people have some words for Barkley after he seemingly compared the women in Georgia to canines. On Thursday night, during live coverage of the Dallas-Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers game, Barkley and his …
Read More »Will Smith And Antoine Fuqua Pull ‘Emancipation’ Production From Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law
In the wake of Georgia’s recently passed voting restrictions, Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith announced their new film “Emancipation” will be produced elsewhere, according to Variety. The law includes restrictions on absentee voting, such as reducing the time period for casting an absentee ballot, limits the use of dropboxes, requires identification from absentee voters, and …
Read More »Georgia Military Couple Won’t Be Retried For 2008 Murder Of Newborn
A military couple from Georgia was denied a retrial earlier this week after being sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 murder of their newborn daughter. Three days after Ashley and Albert Debelbot brought their daughter home from Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, the couple was saying …
Read More »Kids ‘R Kids Preschool Terminates Contract With A Georgia Franchise Following Viral Footage Of Black Children With No Food
Thanks to a parent sharing footage from his son’s preschool classroom showing White students sitting with plates of food and Black children with none, the Georgia preschool has lost its contract with Kids ‘R Kids. Marquis, the preschooler’s father, shared the disturbing picture on his Instagram account, and it has …
Read More »Georgia Lawmaker Will Not Face Charges Following Arrest For Knocking On Kemp’s Door
Georgia State Representative Park Cannon’s lawyer says the lawmaker will not face any charges. Cannon was arrested in March while protesting Georgia’s controversial election law, CNN reported. Cannon and her attorney, Gerald Griggs, learned of the decision via phone call on Wednesday and said the news was “emotional.” “Facts and …
Read More »MLB Pulls 2021 All-Star Game From Atlanta in Response to New Georgia Law; Gov. Brian Kemp Responds
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today that it is moving its 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Georgia voting law that many believe will disproportionately affect residents of color, potentially restricting voting access. “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, …
Read More »Massive Drug Bust In Georgia Leads To 65 People Being Detained
A massive drug bust in South Fulton led to more than 60 people being detained in what cops described as a “drug market.” According to Fox 5 Atlanta, authorities said a warehouse between 12,000 to 15,000 square feet large was set up as a “drug store,” where vendors would have …
Read More »Georgia Company Boss Pays Former Employee His Last Check In Pennies: “…He Got Paid, That’s All That Matters”
A company boss paid a Georgia man his last check in oily pennies. Have you ever tried to cut ties with your job? You quit, but then the company wants to try to hold up on giving you your last check? That’s what happened to Andreas Flaten, who quit his …
Read More »Georgia Sheriff Removed As Spokesperson From Spa Day Shooting Case After Claiming The Suspect Had A “Bad Day”
Not many people will choose to sympathize with a mass shooter, yet, Captain Jay Baker, the Georgia Sheriff who was once the spokesperson for the Spa Day shooting’s case, is the exception. He has since been removed from the case. In Baker’s eyes, Robert Aaron Long — the shooter — was …
Read More »Former Georgia Mayoral Candidate Busted For Using PPP Money To Buy In-Ground Pool and Lowered Principal On Mortgage
Olivia Ware, 61, unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Conyers, Georgia, four years ago and has now taken another “L” after being charged with stealing money from the federal paycheck protection program (PPP) to pay off her house and buy an inground pool. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the former …
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